Question

The Black Procession by burghers in this polity helped push urban reforms through a “great” parliament. This polity’s quasi-constitutional Cardinal Laws which empowered nobles but inhibited reform were passed with the (15[1])help of ambassador Nicholas Repnin. (15[1])This polity’s nobility (-5[1])held that they were descended from ancient (15[1])Iranian (15[1])invaders (15[5])in the philosophy (15[1]-5[2])of (15[1])“Sarmatism.” (15[5])This polity’s (*) Henrician articles (10[3])come from the rule of its (10[1])first (10[1])elected king, (10[1])Henry of Valois. (10[1])Under (10[1])this polity’s (10[2])system of Liberum Veto, (10[4])any (10[3])one (10[1])noble could prevent (10[3])the (10[1])passage (10[2])of legislation. (10[1])This country’s May 3 (-5[1])Constitution was adopted by its “Great Sejm” (“saym”) in 1791. (10[2])For 10 points, name this eastern European polity formed by the union of Lublin, which was subsequently partitioned (10[1])three times. ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Poland-Lithuania [or Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; or Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania; or Królestwo Polskie i Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie; prompt on Poland]
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